Technology policy

Objectives of Bavarian technology policy

For a land with scarce natural resources like Bavaria, research and innovation are the keys which secure competitiveness and prosperity:

Companies that are committed to research grow more quickly and are more stable in times of crisis.

Well networked companies grow twice as fast and are more innovative.

Small and medium-sized companies (SME) that carry out research are by far the most successful due to clearer distinction, internationalisation and more know-how.

Research and development (R&D) investments and economic growth have a positive correlation: countries with a higher share of R&D grow more quickly.

That is why the Bavarian State Government, in collaboration with the business community, has set a quantitative objective in its overall R&D strategy to increase expenditure in research and development to 3.2 percent of GDP by the end of the current legislative period, and to 3.6 percent by the year 2020.